I Have A Full UK Driving Licence/Q for Americans

[BMan1113VR]

[quote]

Once you turn 16, you can get your license.

[Whitey]

I'll give a more detailed account of what happens in Britain.

As you're approaching 17, you apply for your provisional licence, which cost about

[Woodlouse2002]

cool, good luck. whats the waiting list like in Cornwall, it must be quite a while having to wait for the next horse and cart to take you to the nearest town.  

Don't laugh too much, but coming home from school yesterday we got stuck behind a pony and trap going down the bypass.

[eno]

The average first time  pass rate for UK tests is 44% ....... and thank god it is.

In India you only have to drive the car forwrds for 200m and then reverse back 200m.

The worst country in the world for road related deaths is Iran.. I don't think they need to be invaded by the US just supply the Iranian people with very fast cars and they'll kill themselves off.

The largest speed humps in the world are in the middle east .... Saudi I think ....... this is to stop the locals burning eachother off in their 4x4s. The speed humps are over 3ft tall.

There you go some useless facts about driving.

cheers
eno
Passed 3 driving tests first time and threw one instructor out of the vehicle for being an a*se.

[Woodlouse2002]

In India you only have to drive the car forwrds for 200m and then reverse back 200m.

Actually that was Egypt in the 70's. They've toughened that one up a bit now though.

In India you just go and pay 20 quid for a fake one off that nice man with the stall on the corner.

[Ivan]

How it goes in Holland (old style)

You have to do a theoretic test (that gives you a certtificate that is valid one year). Usually the easiest step in the process. involves 60 multiple choice questions on crummy televisions in an exam room

Then you have to find a driving school, all of which are either simply bad or try to keep their rating up by letting people do twice the number of lessons needed.
Lessons involve terrorizing residential areas, and trying not to get a speeding ticket on the other roads when you are not stuck in a traffic jam or behind an argicultural vehicle
eventually you will have to go up for the test... with an examinator from the most hated semi-government organisation after the tax department, the CBR.

There are the following license groups
A: motorbikes. first year limited to 25KW, later on you can drive anything.
B: Cars with max of 8 passengers and total combination weight (includes luggage cart) of 3500kg as long as ther car is heavier
C: Truck whitout extra cart
D: Bus
E: 'heavy luggage cart' stuff, enables you to go to the maximum allowed combination weight, and luggage carts for C and D license

Car license is either anything or automatic only

[zeberdee]

In India you just go and pay 20 quid for a fake one off that nice man with the stall on the corner.

In Bradford you don't need a licence at all Red traffic lights are just a case for mitigation,  ;)speed limits are per wheel not the whole car

[Woodlouse2002]

Anyway, for all you who care, I've just booked my theory for the 7th of july.

[zeberdee]

Anyway, for all you who care, I've just booked my theory for the 7th of july.

Thats cheating!!!!! You have far too long to study
Good luck

[Woodlouse2002]

I've just passed my theory.

34 out of 35 on the multiple choice.
56 out of 75 for the hazard perception.

Next stop, the practical!

[Craig.]

congrats Woody. good luck with the practical.

[BMan1113VR]

best of luck

[zeberdee]

Well done, now you've got the easy bit to do

[Woodlouse2002]

It was seriously easy. I only did one online practice test as revision. They give you about an hour to complete it and I was through in less than half an hour. So I did a few trial questions and a customer satisfaction quiz just to get my moneys worth.

[Craig.]

lol i did the practise one to warm up as i walked in during a blizzard. I didnt waste my time with the customer satisfacation one, simply because i wasn't satisfied:) Easy is right though. when ya booking the practical?